Flat-knitting machine.



J. KELLNER & S. WORMS.

FLAT KNITTING MACHINE.

APPLIQATION FILED APR.1,1912.

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mi s/4mm; bJefJzzzner F'J'Z'dncy Kfirms Patented June 3, 1913.

w w M n w J. KELLNER & S. WORMS.

FLAT KNITTING- MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED APR. 1, 1912.

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WIT/ E8858 I I INVENTORS WHAT/R it? 5 asaFJKeZZner vJzkin mr-m 1 WW fPatented June 3, 1913.

J. KELLNER & S. WORMS.

PLAT KNITTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 1, 1912.

Patented June 3, 1913.

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f' "Tamer" I. KELLNBR & S. WORMS.

FLAT KNITTING MACHINE. APPLIGATION FILED APR. 1, 1912.

Patented June 3, 1913.

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FLAT KNITTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 1, 1912,

Patented June 3, 1913 5 SHEBTFSHBET 5.

INVENTOHS eZZner WITNESSES UNITED tvi'li'tlll. PA'FEN TI' ()FFIQCE JOSEF KELLNER, OF BRGOKLYN, AND SIDNEY NOB-MS, 01" NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK,ASSIGNORS TO FRANKLIE' KNITTING MILLS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.. A CORPORATIONOF NEW YORK.

FLAT-KNITTING LMACHINE.

Application filed Api'il 1 Be it known that we. Just-1F li u mmn Asubject of the iilllllt'l' i nl' ('zei'nninY. :iml SlDliEY Wumm. :ieitir n" the nun-11in: hf thi. i-hnwetni' by mean: (.f wln: h thecombined hinting needle and helper SllUWIl and (itStYllK-Ll in thecnntenl- POI'HHGC'HHly painting apphcatmn nt Jusef Kellnei', one of thepint mventnm M the present. invention, filetl Felnuzu'y 1th 191% SerialNo. 677,907, may he efi'e tively used so that by the use (if a jacquardmechanism (er-thin of the needles army he pushed 0: ml Vaneed heymnleei'tnin minpuni n needles so that in the npeint on vi the nnwhinewtllOllS designs, newt-(ling tn the Hitting ml the v jacquard, may hetHTH/ltltrt'l nn the ai-th'le heing knit, as fur l! tune a nevlnitmmnltitz m othet article mluptell tn he iilfttii) in chines 3f thin('lHHWHTHY'.

in th; ll$t\\ltj\ neing part of this we l'mnt el vation :5 showing thetztll' tijlt' n haunt position and nh-n i germ] pnnitinn of the needlhelpel is a lel't-li:1nd einl view n! Fig, l l" line I; ---3 0t it;extrem TM ligfl't he have mm on the bed ii the tail, partly sectinnataken on line 4 n more 'ifirticnhn-iy the means fnii thinning into andnut f operation z: min til mm locks. or part. thei'enfl shine? at theupper part uti Fig "I: F? nml 6 l1" itetnil N w; at the caning-n wieweil$054532 tinn. of the U"1i \\'r-' znnt =1 2 in A button: plan \Jit w (itthv in tmting the upper and lower wt m n 2m 13 Patented June 3 19] 3.

191.2. min"! Na. GEZCFiQA tnitwl Staten. residin". respeetively. t'tlh-wwhlymv needle :uvl new-tile hhh nrw when the hitter are -=hite l371th pmithim by the 'iilt't lill'tl ?1lt *l):iiti-1li2 Fig. t afraglnent'nl View of Fig. i xiwning the lawn min or (Jttlll luck in :2z'ei'eiw g: inn i'mnt that air n in Fig. 7: l i nfwi i i and it are(it-tail A at the min lwlnt and lIlHUlH for t nt-rating! a same nhuwn inFig: 8. Fig. ll heing u section taken (2n line ll ll of Fig. 8; Fig: 12is a detail view of a part of the mechanism for ttttllftt'ing thejaequzml mechanism; and Fig. 13 is a diagram illustrating four positionsof the needle.

Similar ("llillitt'fttts nf ttftl'tfit't, indicate em'x'mqmmlEng partsthroughout the figures if the 1m wings.

I n the nesent embodiment of the machine it emngn'l" v.s twn (and frames.4!- to each at which is; seenrely bolted a hmul frame 3, iihieh are(-unne '-te(l by suitable bell sup-- porting members t disguised at anangle of nlmut 45 (legxees with the vertical, {see Fig. 3). The e:inglilaily (lispnsed supporting llltlllhiPW-s' t mnntitnte theineuns'l" wp'mrt' ing the needle huh, i i FB'HIU thia it will he ."zt'i-ilthat line Side? 01 the nmizhine is a ttlnplivnh; (if "(he other, mailtl'iereture n (le' .firintinn f (me eiele of the mmhine will n emnpletede eriptnm 551 the other.

i number (if by state and w :5 21m: lint inne ia in? n 1* l? and. neral-c ai'iplienti i in th mesem embodiment they inenihazia Each t n myst ilQUlI n wh'led me with kind snpis the needle m3 2: ting tailrwawllyextending in.

i n-ll of iii lt". helper 3mm I with :a hung extending: sh t *5 throughWhic n 3 mil by m wt which, tmz 2' l ill) The jacquard Hlttfllfilllflll,one at each side of the machine consistb of an endless member or helt 3Hlmulu up of articulated rigid nn'mlm'n 257 each ailupte l to (any aseries of iluqiuml pins 335, (St'ii mum particularly Fig, 1 Mill 3), Ashaft, 31) has it; ends 10- t'lllltl in Mongzuml slots or ways 40 of thengnigg ht ln'aii'hols so that thin shaft can be .-,liiftmi up Eilll downby the means hereinafter ie cril e l. Secured to this shaft is a pair offlanged members 41, mu'rying projectiom or teeth 42 adapted to engagesimilarly funnel] openings, 43 in the rigid members plates of thejacquard belt, thereby to rotate siwh ml'r. Suspended below this shaft39 is :s similm'iy formed pair of flanged members 44 for suitablyholding the jacquard in n perpmdionlav pos tion (luring its movements.in each nd of the shaft 39 is iwwnlwl from movement in a liwh hvl wx' isalso promi: '01 pzoiulion in poaiman-1;, 1 min lwl-m for lwrlxli Lilonowlln, :nv ox tyranny n A ll skin: as :v This wi h tho ll 1?;1 ivnwllw, and j fho 'e'ivni bring L mm- :1, sixtv f Jllli of an nnli inllil llm'sv it follow ilmt ii ill? nveeilv helpers 0w lmntctl Hlilt ysill? whore the nmwllw :u'v plow-1i as slowly W (waive to tho invln ownthough l spzu'ul apart by the shoot metal rim 6 of w insulin-2cmtll3lllil0 on tho ln'lpex's t permit lhr pins of narl mwhz'uiinni ill.*l'z2lit 4h 1% to ring-age me helm," :ulvanvo it hunt \lnng er ol':nivh pins m st) engaging a companion ln lpex :inlem tin? pins of thoin! Qliiilfti zm- -lmniain were so sun that they would not be elni'n'ohor :-;nihrn nily rigid. Uizntoqnmaly the ends of the noodle holpm's an:F0 formed tlmt the heel or toil mils of l mull pair one in flppimiliun,lhnt is to so the tail wfl'i 0 one: holpvr lUCtllXl to projirrt in a.iano ahous thnt of the other: in. otlner words, they are in staggeredrelation, this lining ohiainwl by rnlilmting the ends of 980i] p in inoppobite directions, as shown more 5 r r g in Fig. 3, so ti; l the tailHills of the Ca. minimal needlw ln lpm'is are: lovalni in altar 21min orMhggwml, as it wove, whereby line fill?- of tho finvqmn-tl mechanism mayhe gage this ran-hot is a 9;, W1 $6,,(see Fig, 12), no that the shaft 39is moved upward in the Slut of the upright hrackets'the teeth of thoratchet will be brought into. en agement will; the pawl, which isprovi'd with a spring 47 for this purpose, and as the shaft '39 is drawndownward the ralnhet will be turned, and thereby the shaft 39 one-sixthof a turn to rotate the jacquard hell For raising the shaft 39 of theuard nwclmnimn, thereby to bring the Pins 0 ereoi": inlo position toengaga the ends of the xnemllehelpem according as the pins of theiacqnzu'd we set, the cam shaft 34 carries a mmis cu weg ily lm'g'a'x togim them the mi:- of suitable earns 48, (see more particupvopw dity and:lumlnhty and at tho hu-ly Figs. 3 and 12), which, by reason of livig -i-z Whivh it is dvsirul io mlvanco will lw nn ngwi in; the jtllfqllllldpins.

Din t :1 above ouch needle hell is located wrl'nin times cause theupward movement of the jacquard mechanism, suitable springs 49 seguredto the qhaft 39 and to the brackets a imnahln i 21, ljfljiug hifmblyholding the shaft in engagement with the lliflilillfifl in ti Mailedways 225116 23 so Cams and also operating to draw the, shaft cursed totlw ii'znnoof thomaohine. Thecar- 39, and thereby the jacquardmechanism, ,5 311a, E5, filll'iill-t i hack anal forth by any downwardin a manner which will be readily lo 11mm; in the present instance theyunderstood. are shifted by a crank 24 carried by an arm The pins; of themound, which are proili, {mac Figs. 1 and 2 the end of which videcl withthreaded ends, will be located to lizntjoin-nailed on the, lrRCl formthe desired pattern, and according t0 mznthmo, Tho hub in? tho (rank2-1- llao setting ofthenu pins the needle helpers is conncmml by aconnecting rod to a iiei-einlmtow \lktfitllikd will ha shiftednpoal'rigfi sliding; on ways on tho ilttl. of

1 int, whiuii muriage is in turn connectod by unis with the maincarriages of tho 3'1) in Tholl'nnsvels shaft :28 has locks about to hedescribed. As the cams lm' opal-Filing the needles or needle holpor'salso tamper-only lock the same in their at each thin-wt a hovel gm- 5%,married xhifted positions thev haw been lwrein h a loosely mountedclutch z'nwn wzm with ltomnecl cam locks Sach main carriage which aclot-ah on n! 11; ll 1 l lmzwrinlw "0 LlPSCl'llflSd is in the pres-antini- *aila'lft is adapted lo in: niign w, memo wmiilezi with two sets ofmm gear 3 meshes with a hovel pinion i wliivli 'giinlon is worried onthe end of a mm shaft Rel suitably journaled in upright ln-znrketsholtwl to the sides of the and frames 2. By shifting the splined snitchmembers the j ia'q mrd meohanism is thrown either into c-ni of action.

who 501ml Ttnn: its underside, (see more particularly Fig. 7?, the upperset cooperating with the butts 1.4 of the needles while the lowersetuoiiperates with the projections or lflllis 20 of the needle helpers,provided the jacquard pins have thrown tho noodle helpcx's into the pathof goo-h cam. Each set of cnletl a mnrhet 45, anal in position to 911-\vnml inin position to be mgaged by the cam inn-2,453

and 70, as a matter of fur-t, comitecli a set of cams, one 54;; locatedto each end of the carrinand each set of the top set of cams consists oftwo outer cum membem 51 and 52 and a. central cum member 53, whichcentral cam meu'ibcr is made up in two parts or halves l and 55, the cummembers 51; 5'2 and 53 bein 2m iormed to provide it suitable wny 56 menuof triangular form, whereby the needlee will be succeseiwlyPl'fljfii'ftfld upward and returned downward to t'' ,ir no unil po'tions in the ehunnch iii the not is bed as the main carriage ie shiftedback and cums 5H prix in ad acent forth heroes tli e bed. The two camparts 54 and 52, are located in an opening of the can riuge so thateither or both of them may be drawn npwalvl to be illlril! with theunderside of the carriage or to project below the Fillllfi to form theraceway hereinbefore de eerihed. Obviously, when both parts 54 and aredrawn upward to be flush with the bottom, of the carriage the, needleswill not be shifted or projected at all but remain in their normalpositinm: and obviously also when the cam is drawn upward to he flushwith the bottom of the earriage the needles will be projected only bythat part 54 of the ram 53 and therefore :1 less distance than is thecase when both can: parts 54 and 55 are projected below the carriage.The cam members 51 and 52 are adjustable relatively to the carriage byad'ueting them relativelv to the slots 57 and c amping them in suchadjusted position by thumb nuts 58, (see Figs. 6 and 7). By thisadjustment :in increased tension may he placed upon the thread loops asmay be dceired; that is to hey, it the can; members are adjusted down"wiirdiy in the sink; the needles will be retracted u furl er dlstunw sothat the ten eionijon the thread will be increased.

liur raising and lowering the cam members or pi,- rte. 5 -1 and 55withinthe opening therelif provided in the carriage, suitable means isprovided, (see more particularly Fig. t). This; means comprises a pin orred 59 secured to each of the cam part members 54 and n. d suitablysupported t rub ii-oratory movement in a. brueket 6i rallied by thecarriage. I? the ne i a spring 32 for normally holding the ram membersin their lowered po hililfi below the bottom of the carriage. raise thepins and thereby the mun to tl'irow oithe: one or buth of them out oiaction able meme; is provided. This C(IIHPl'iSGS a i -shaped bar 63carried by and movable the rurrin and located above the is mppuriing therier ende oi' the pane or rod; and aim having it sliding 1. rmcntrelatively to the carriage. The f 1 yes iii of this heir extend intonotches '15 1 is im nude or pine and the llnngee nl'e pro aided withnotched rum huriu ee t t which Loeutcd on earth l 1 l l l cotipcrutewith the notched walls of the pins to raise the pins. theae cam surfacesbring so located as to alternately raise and lower the two cam membersof the upper sets of cums during the ordinary knitting operation of themachine, this being accomplished by providing at each end of the bed ofthe machine a shiflable dog 67, which when shifted downward in thepoaition shown in Fig. 2 for iustance,-the dotted line showing itsposition when shiftcd upward out of the way,this bar will be shiftedrelatively to the carriage as the same reaches the end of its movementon the needle bed in a manner which will be readilv understood. When,however, it is desired to use the jacquard mechanism. the shifiable dcg67 will be thrown upward and the T-shuped bar 63 willbe manipulated soas to raise both of the cam members 55 of the upper set of cams andthrow them entirely out of action. Consequently, as only the cam members54 are left in position be 4 low the bottom of the carriage the needleswill be p reeled by these cam members 54 only :2. pi; termined distance,less than that which they would be projected if the cam members 55 werein action. The lower set of calm locks 70 likewise comprises two sets ofsuch devices located on the bottom of the carriage, and each setcomprises a rentrnl cam 71 of -t'riangular shape and a pair oftriangular shaped side cams '(Qund 73. This central cam 71 hassubstantially the same shape as the two central cams 54 and if the upperset of cum locks, and the side cams 72 and 73 have substantially thesame shape as the side earns 51 and 52 of the upper set of cum Locks, sothat a similar triangplur raceway for the butts of the needle helpers isformed.

Vv'hen the jacquard mechaniem is inoperative it will be apparent that asthe carriage moves from end to end of the needle bed all of the needles,will be successively at certain times projected upwurd by means of theearns 54 and 'hen the jacquard mechanism, however, is used, as the came55 are thrown entirely out of operation it follows that while ordinarilythe earns 71 would project the needles by means of the needle helpers in'ire isely the same way as when the two came 54 and 55 are in opera-- To5 tion yet this cam 71 will project only those needles selected by thejacquard. That is 126 to ssiy, when the 'aequard is not in use and theneedles are being projected by means of the can: locks 54 and 55 eachneedle of the batik or gang of needles will he sumessively projected bythe coiiperation of the two cams M unda eermin distancm and while thecam "Z1 will project the needles, through the i'nediuiu of the needlehelpers. the same distance as do both cams 54. and yet the cam 71 willproject only those n edles which 19-) are selected by the jacquardinstead of all of them successively as when the jacquard is not used. it

Each cam 71 is a fixed cam secured to the underside of the needlecarriage. while the cams 72 and 73 are automatically shiftahle cams.These cams are shiftable by means of a lever or bar 74 linked by links75 to a lever or bar 76, which bar 76 is provided with slots 77, (see Fig. 9), for the reception of pins 78 carried by the cams 72 and 73, andwhich pins are carried by blocks mounted in inclined slots 79 in thebottom of the carriage. The two bars 74 and 76 are carried by thecarriage and are movable therewith and also have a movement relative tothe carriage as the carriage reaches the end of its movement. Thismovement relative to the carriage is obtained by pro viding a fixed stop80 at each end of the machine, which, as the carriage reaches the end ofits movement, engages the bar 74; and shifts the same and thereby,through the medium of the links 75, shifts the bar 76 and so moves oneside cam down and the other up. In Fig. 7 the two side cams 73 are showndown while the two side cams 72 are shown up. while in Fig. 8 the sidecam 72 is shown down while the side cam Y3 is shown up, the two sidecams being thus alternately shifted accordins,- to the direction ofmovement of the carriage, and in the present machine when the carriagereaches the right-hand end of the marhiue the ain 73, Fig. 7, will heshittcd upwardly and when the carriage reaches the left-hand end of themachine the side cams 72 will be shifted upwardly. This alternatingmovenient'of the side cams T2 and T3 is for the purpose of insuring theproper operation of the needle helpers; for instance. viewing Fig. 7, ifthe two side cams Ti! were down instead of in the position shown, whenthe carriage is movingin the direction of the arrow, said Fig. T, thetendency of the cams: would be to repel the helpers instead of raisingthem to shift the needles, but by u: ing the side cams in their upwardpo when the jacquard has shifted ill," n13 helpers to bring, the buttsthereof into PUiii' tion to be engaged and received in the raceway atthe right hand of each set of cams I they will properly enter theraceway, so that the helpers will be projected still farther and soproject the needles the proper distance. Furthermore. by having the sidecams 73 lowered. as at the left in Fig. 7, when the projection or buttsof the needle helpers have run through the raceway they will be shiftedsutiicicntiy far dmvnward or below the (am locks so as to be out of theway during the movement of the carriage.

It will be understood, of course,that only hose needle helpers that areselected by the jacquard mechanism and shifted thereby to bring thebutts thereof into position to be engaged and operated by the needlehelper cam locks will be shifted by such cam locks, the remainingneedle. helpers being left inoperative. In other words, the jacquardmechanism selects certain needle helpers and shifts them upward to bringtheir butts into the path of the. cam locks, which thereupon, by reasonof the formation thereof, further project the needle helpers upward soas to engage the tails of the needles and project them the requireddistance.

At the top of the carriage, (see Figs. 2 and 3), is located a dovetailedbar 90, on which is slidaoly mounted a thread guide 91, the movementthereof being limited by a pair of cams 92, one at each end, held intheir set positions by suitable screws 93. The thread guide slides backand forth with the carriage and is thrown out of action at the end ofeach stroke by means of the cam stoppers just described.

In the operation of the machine, the needles shown in Fig. 13 areoperated in the following manner: As the carriage moves across the bedor bank of needles, if the machine operating in the ordinary manner withthe jacquard inoperative, each needle will be successively projectedupwardly by .the cam 54. of the cam locks to engage a thread, as at I),Pig. 1 and on its return by the same cam 54 form a loop, as at a, Fig.125. 1 the carriage again shifted the wins a. are alternately throwninto posi-. ti k, which thus tin'mvs the needles which have previouslyaught a thread and formed a loop somewhat higher, as shown at 0, Fig.l3. This causes the first loop to pass down the shank of the needle to apoint below the latch, so the; as the needle is returned to its normalposition, forming a loop will be cast otf. on of the lower set d will beoperated i to the position other needles being 5 ition l3, Fir 1'2, bythe cane, i. since the other cams So of the upper set a re at this timeentirely out of operation. Vt hen the jacquard thrown into operation theupper triangular cams 55 are, as just stated, thrown entirely out ofoperation. in consequeoi'ze or which a certain selected few of theneedles will. by means of their help ere. be pushed up to the p-z-sitionshown at c, Fig. 13, while the other needles of the bank or series ofneedles will be only operated to the height to which they ordinarilywould be operated by the cams 54 of the uppeset of cam locks. By thusprojecting t e needles selected by the jacquard mecl a g ism, andsetting the jacquard ac- Certain designs or patterns, it

will he om ions that similar design OFF-8t" torn will be thrived on thearticle being knit; lcr'inslancc, the pins of the jacquard are act toformal. triangular shaped figure then tho knitted article will have atcertain points thcrein a'trialngular shaped figure.

From the foregoing it will he observed that by staggering the needlehelpers we are able to dispcriw at. least eightccn or more nccdles andneedle helpers to thc inch an ranged in thc manner shown hereii'iwhereas hcrctoforc in jacxpmrd machines it. has cnly lrccn pinsil'il'c odis 'xcsc t l riccdlcs lo tin no? and :ileo c hcd of wi wile? the i wiictwccn the. he nznnllc helpers will he increased, thin; pcrinittin thepins, or holes as the case me be, of t c jacquard cards to be spacedfart er apart. By staggering the needle helpers in the manner shown anddc scribed 21 mcchfinefctitch is obtained, and therefore a much finerand bcttcr picce of Work; results. So that, by arrangm the needlehelpers in thc manner dcscrihcd, not only is this advantage obtained,but the further advantage is obtained that the pins of thoifacqunrdcardn or members may be made sufficiently large and rigid to do theirproper work without danger of each jaw (Fm-d pin striking any but theproper helper.

row the foregoing it will also be observed that in the presentimprovement, when one of the jacquard cards has been shifted to positioncertain of the needle helpers ac cording to the pattern, and thecarriage, (see Fig. 7 is moving, to the right as indicated by the arrow.the cum looks at the right hand side will shift npn'wdl ah particularnecdlc hclpcm wl- *aeleclcd. hy the jacquard tract such helpers in the hfore described the (lam locks; the hutls of the fielected nccdlc l; thecam lock at the :ht of tin riage passes lover t watts of needle helpersit lecvce. them in their re lmctcd or inoperz-ltii'c positionhereinlieforc dcccrihcd, whereupon the jacquard nwclmnimu is moved thata amrccc iling ard will operate either the same or a difl' rcm act llneedlc lwlgwrs into pmiion, in otllcr cords will select, tho particularneedle hciprre according to attcrn of the inc qua -ll, and i'hcscsncceetin ly selected set of ncodle helpers will, thcn be operated bythe cam loclcatthe left crow, carriage in precisely the same manner.Thus the present. improvement furnishes a double lock jacquard machinebi; means of which various patterns, accor' ing to the pattern for whichthe jacquard is sch may he ohtaincdi \Vc claim as our invention:

1. In a knittin machine of the class dcscrihcd, the combination of avneedle bed, a

uccd lc bank of" needles and ncedle helpers carried therchy, jacquardmechanism for selecting and positioning the needle helpers, a shiftablccarriage, and duplicate and spaced means carried thereby for shiftingthe ncedle hcl selected by the jacquard mechanism thereby to project theneedles.

2. ln a knitting machine of the class descrihed, the comhination of aneedle bed, a banl; of needles cud needle helpers carried thereby,jacquard mechanism for selecting and p sitioning the noodle helpers, ashiftwrringc, and means carried thereby for the needle helpers select-edby the n hcnisn lhcrcliy to project the hcipcrs moving their jacquardends located in staggercd relation.

in a. knitting machine of the class do scribed, the ccml'iination of aneedle bed; a hank of needles and needle hel ers carried thereby,jacquard mechanism or selecting and positioning the'needle helpers, ashiftable carriage, and a double setof spaced cam locks carried therebyfor shifting the needle helpers selected by the jacquard mechanismthereby to project the needles.

4, A knitting machine constructed to knit a fabric having a fancy designtherein and comprising a bank of needles, means for succcssivclyprojecti all of said needles during the knitting o a. portion of saidfabric, means for selecting certain of said needles at a, predeterminedtime and efiective to select any of the needles of the bank of needlesaccording to the design to be knit, and means for sn c ivclv project ngthe so selected needl ifl'fiiz *rmincd distance beyond the normal l ofprcjiccticn of the unselected ncedlcc.

engaging n machinc of the clam clczicn. oi: a needlc'bed, ncedlc helperscarrier; incqmi. l :nezhcnisni for selecting and pr iiiomng the nccdlehelrm, a shit. :zhle inrricge and a plurality of spin meanccuchrcmpricingc fix cam and pair of movable side cams carried by saidm'ri'iagc for shifting the needle helpers sc lcklml by the istcqucrdmm'zlmnism thci' j, to project the int-miles.

ii. In a knitting machine ofthe class cc ewihcd, the combination of aneedleibed, hank of ncmllcc and needle he! rscarr thereby, jiicqimrdmechanism r select and, positioning the needle helpers, a shil ablecarriage, a plurality of spaced men: each comprisirw a fixed cam and apair movable side no carried by said carrincrc for shifting the m llchelpers selected by thc jacquard mc hmi m thereby mproject the need andmcam for automatically chilling min-2 allcrnately into dil tors-ml ill".

T. A km an iridescent him-1: having a fancy design beyond the normalpath of prnjeetion ()1 the unselected needles.

8. In a knitting machine of the class. de-

acrihe-l. the combination ct a needle lhank of needles and needlehelpers arried di-tanee f serihed. the minhination of a needle hed abank of needles and needle helpers earned thereby. jacquard mechanismfor selecting and positioning the needle helper. a shiftahle earriage.means ((HliplhdHfl a fixed (:HH and pair of motahlc side cams carried iid carriage fur shitting the Iilwllt helper;v

rivet d h the jacquard meehanisin therrhy j to project the needles. andmeans for amomatically shifting the v-ide rains alternately intoditi'erent p sitione and comprising shiftahle means morahle with theearriagie and also indeheialentlv thereof and ("twisting of a pair oflinked liars one having: cam alota ceiiperating with the Flilt cams and(legs in [)Hb'ltl!!!) to engage the other ti Milli hatserihed. the*(lilllllllflilt'lll ot a needle bed. a hank of needles and needlehelpera carried therehy. jaerptard mechanism for -zeleetin l andpositioning the needle helpera. a lllfh therehy. jacquard meehaniqn forselecting and positioning the needle helpers. a ahitt :ihle carriage.and a donhle r-ct of upper and a double set of lower cam locks carriedhf. th earriage for re iwetively engaging mid shifting the needle andneedle helper. ti upper srt hi cam locl ttiltljiiifilflfi a pair of :nlii: tahle aide cams and n entral cant.

ll. ln'iitting. machine cointrnrtwl lw knit an iridescent t'ahri having:5 faney dev(inn therein and manpriiingz a llili of liea all of the samiength and a bank of needle helpers oiiperating with will nemllez-xmean.- for aucces iw li' projecting a ph=- rality of times all of saidneedlm during ithe knitting of a portion of said ti -H11.

men for selecting through the medium if sriid helpers certain of finltlneedles at a we deternnned time and etl'ective to aelr-et an :of thenecdlc of mid hank of nee-lie ae- 9. In a knitting: machine of the rho-sde ahle carriage, and a plurality of antoniatit (ally shiftahle spacedmeans carried by the 'arliage and moiahlc relatirelv then-tn forsuceeasively shifting the needle helpers lected la the jacquardmechanism therehy to project the needles.

it). In a l nittin{ machine of the class de serihed. the combination ofa needle lied. a bank of needles and needle helpewi carried thereby.jactpiard mechanism for eselerting and positioning the needle lwlpers. ashift- :l-lilc'carriage. and a double :a-t of upper and a double set oflower cam. loclu raz'rie l by the carriage for respectively engaging andshifting the needles and needle helpers.

11. In a knitting machine oithe claw described. the combination of aneedle hed. a bank of needles and needle helpew "arried thereby,jacquard mechanism fur .-cle:tin;1 and positioning: the needle helpers.a shittahle earringe. and mi upper and a low r set of cam lneks carriedhy the carriage fur spectively engaging and hit'tin; lll needle andneedle helpers vmid helpers having th ir jacq iard engaging ends locatedin h-ta j ereil relation.

12. In a knitting machine of the class dccrihed. the eonihination of aneedle hed. a hunk of needles and needle helpers: earried thereby.jacquard Ineehanimi for electing enrdingz to the dewign to he lihil. andeneaw: for projecting a plurality ot times the elwted needlm a prdvterniined (ltrlitllti lajvmnl ihe normal path cit proieition f thcompanion needless L3. in a knitting machine of the claFzF decrihed. theeoniliination Hi a needle ll.(l- :i hank ot needles and needle helperscarried thereh jaetpiard niechanirqn for nelccting and ptlfllltllllllgthe needle helpers. a shiftalrle carriage. an upper and a lower set ofram lfltliS carried hy the carriage for respe lively engaging andshifting the n edles and needle helper linth Sela of enni loekscoinpining. a pair of shittahle side cams and a central cam. and meansfor ante-niaiirally shifting; the .-'-iile cams of the lower 0%.

14 ln 2: knitting machine of the laas ti -E- scrihed. the combination ofa needle bed. a hank of needles and needle helpers carried therehy.jacquard meehanism for selecting and positioning the needle helpers, ashift 1 ahle rarriagze. an upper and a lower of eain lol'lts curried hythe carriage for re pet lively engaging and shifting the needlesandneedle lltllltfl'i-i. the upper tet (it cam lnekra comprising two setsof cam "members. each 1 set conmrising a pair of side earns and a en '1tral ram one slnftahle. relatively to the other,

and means for automatically and alternately shifting said Rhiftnhlecentral minis.

17. In n knitting mnehine of the class lie-- scrihed, the combination ofa needle bed. a hank of needles and needle hel )ers carried thereby.jacquard mechanism or selecting:

and i'isiiionin' the needle helm-n i-Lshiftl F r able rarriage. an upperand n lune! vt ii (am luckenrried l the r-nrringn lnr rwpw tivelyengaging and drifting tlnnnediw and needle helpers, the upper et ut'mini lnr-l-;-- enmprising; twn sets of rum ll'ltlllln'l'm envh setrnnfln'ising n pn r nt' vwide rnnr and a tfill" tral (am nne shit'iunlerelatively tn the ntln-L means for :lutnnmtivull and alternatelywhifting said shit'tuhle ventral mun and means for thrmrin; hnth (ifsaid .-hii't:ihh ventral (lllllS out of upel'tltlnrl.

15. In a knit ing nnn'hine (if th lm-s de scribed, the mlnhinnliun of aneedle heel. hunk of nemll es and needle hrliww rri thereby. jzn'qnzil'dnn-vhnnism t'nr #rh-vtin: and msitinnin; the needle helpers n hiftnhlernrl'iagre. and n donhle et nl upper mu] a double set of lower (umlot-kn (:uried h the (-arringe for rwpevtively engaging: and shiftingthe needles and needle ln'lper.-. snlel upper and lower v ts of munlurks envh minprising a pair of side rains :nnl a ventral (2111].

19. In a knitting Ill: whimof the ('lnss de sPl'ihed, the (Omhmntinn ofa needle hell. :1

bank of needles and needle helper.- carried thereby, aerpmrd mechanismfor eeleeting;

and positioning the needle helpers. a shiftwally shifting the ventralnnl: ni' needles and livetll helpe s rnrrirsl nenl pwitinnin the needlelltliwl'x n. l

nhhrrirriulhfi. n dnnl le set of uppe an; dunhhset n'l' int-(er munlnelv: illllltti ii; i, e mirrmge t'nr respwtnely engaging: and

drifting the needles and ni-wllc lz-ellH-IS. earl: set of mun lllt'h-amnnprifing :1 pair of :Jnli' (lllliHtllltllltt'll l'lll i'1llll.lil2illin? nntnnnflh nsn Hi the upper wt into and nnt at its wnrl ng'pudtiunl rand means fur :mtmnnt eully ellifting the side I ruins of thelmver v et.

able carriage, a double #et at up er and n j double set of lower camlocks rnrried by the carriage for respeetively engugingnnd shifting theneedles and needle helpers, said upper and lower sets of cam lurks ear-henmprising a pair of side rams and :1 eentrni cam, and means foradjusting the side rams of the upper-set.

20.. In a knitting machine of the class described, the combination of aneedle hell. :1 bank of needles and needle helpers married thereby.jacquard meehanisim for selerting and positioning the needle helpers ashift able carriage, a double set nit. upper and :1 double set; of'lnwercam hicks carried by the carriage imrespeetively engaging and shiftingthe needles and needle helpers. said upper and lnwer sets f (am lvi'keach romprising a pair of side (aims and a ventral cam, and means fornntnnnztieally shifting the side cams i the lower set.

21. in a knitting machine of the rlass drse'ribed, th comhinatien ofaneedle lied n 24. In n knitting nnn'hine e the vines; desl-rihed. themnihinntinn of n needle lKfl' lq n hank nf needles and needle huipewcarried therelrv, jawpmrd merhunnin fur elevin' i and pnsitinning theneedle helpers El nhil t- :ihle carriage. a double set of upper and adouble set of inner (lllll lnrkn rrn'ried by lhe varringe forrespertirely engaging and -hit'ting1 the needles and needle helpers,ezmh set of ram int-ks minprising n rentrnl mun and a pair of shleruins. the central ain (if the upper set comprising a pair of shiftzihlemember. and means for shifting them.

2- In n knitting lllfltflllllt nf the lilHS tie wrih d. thel-nnzhinntinn of a needle lJQLl n j hunk of needlez; nnd needle helperscarried bank of needles and needle helpers-c carried 1 3 side mine ofthe lower set ."npported T0,!

thereby, jacquard merhanism for seleeting and positioning the needlehelpersa shiftable rnrriage, a double set of upper. and n dcnhle set oflower cam leeks carriedhy the"! carriage for respectively engaging andQhiftwi I acrihell, the combination of a. needle tel-ti, a

ing the needles and needle helpers, said up per and lower nets of ramlocks each enmprising a pair of side cams and a ventral cam. means faradjl'isting the siderrmms of the upper set, and means frwau'tmnticallyshi fling the side cams of the lower Set;

In a knittin machine of the class described, the eombination (if aneedle bed,

therebyjmirqinml lliillltillllfll {er aelerting 'tinnin g tlw needlehelpers. n. nhle marriage. at dunhie .-;ei is? up; and a double et nflower mun locks carried by the carriage fm' respet'tively engagingandshiftin the needles and needle helpers each set of 0am lacks cunnn-isinga ventral cam and a pair nit side mum. the ventral mini of t 11ml pialL' upper net rnmprising a pair of Rlllfltlhlt! members and means forshifting them, the

nhiftahle movement. relatively in the eent'ral cam, and means forautomatically shifting them inta alternate positions.

26. In a knitting machine of the clam dehunk of needles and needlehelfpers Thereby,

iacqnard mechanism or selecting and positioning the needle helpers, ashift able earrmge, a double set: of upper and a :lmihln set Bf lowerearn hicks carried h the carriage for reepectively engaging and shiftingthe" nu lies and needle helpers,

each set of (ram locks comprising two sets of cams, each set comprisinga central cam and a pair of side cams, the central cams of each upperset consisting of a pair of hiftable cams, means. for mitomaticallyshitting one cam of each central cam of the upper set alternately intotheir working positions, and means for automatically shifting the sidecams of each lower set.

2?. 111 a knitting machine of the class dej scribed, the combination ofd needle bed, a bank of needles and needle helpers carried thereby,jacquard mechanism for selectively engaging and positioning the needlehelpers, means nism and for raising and and means carried thereby forshifting the needle helpers selected by the jacquard mechanism therebyto project. the needles.

'28. In a knitting machine of the class dcscribed, the combination of aneedle bed, a bank of needles and needle helpers carried thereby,jacquard mechanism for selecting and positioning the needle helpers,means for rotating the jacquard mechanism and for raising and loweringit thereby to engage the needle helpers, a. shittabic carria e, andmeans carried thereby for shifting t e needle helpers selected by thejacquard mechanism thereby to project the needles, said helpers havingtheir jacquard engaging ends located in staggered relation.

29. In a knitting machine of the class described, the combination of aneedle bed, a bank of needles and ried thereby, jacquard mechanism forselecting and positioning the needle hel crs, a shiftable carriage,means carried t erehy for shifting the needle helpers selected by thejacquard mechanism thereby to project the needles, said helpers havingtheir acquard engaging ends located in staggered relation, and means forguiding the needle helpers.

30. In a knitting machine of the class described, the combination of aneedle bed, a bank of needles and needle helpers carried thereby,jacquard mechanism for selecting and positioning the needle helpers,means for rotating the jac uard mechanism and for raising andlowermg'it, a shiftable carriage, and an upper and lower set of camlocks carried by the carriage for respectively engaging and shifting theneedles and needle helpers.

31. In a knitting machine of the class described. the combination of aneedle bed, a bank of needles and needle helpers carried thereby,jacquard mechanism for selecting and positioning'the needle helpers,means or rotating the jacquard mechanism and or raising and lowering it,a shift'ablc carfor rotating the jacquard mechalowering it tlierc- E byto engage the needle helpers, a shittable I carriage,

needle helpers carl riage, and an upper and lower set of cam 1 lockscarried by the carriage for respectively engaging and shifting theneedles and needle helpers, said needle helpers having their jacquardengaging ends located in staggered relation.

32. In a knitting machine of the class described. the combination of aneedle bed, a [bank of needle helpers carried thereby, a L jacquard fordirectly and selectively engag- 1 ing the ends of and positioning theneedle j helpers, a shiftahle carriage, and means cari ricd by thecarriage for engagin and shift- 1 ing the needle helpers selected liythe jacquard mechanism.

33. in a knitting machine of the class described, the combination of aneedle bed, a bank of needle helpers carried thereby, jacquard mechanismfor selectin and positioning the needle hel ers, a shi table carriage,and a double set 0 cam locks carried by the carriage for engaging andshifting the needle helpers selected by the jacquard mechanism,

34. A knitting machine constructed to 1 knit an iridescent fabric havinga fancy design therein and comprising a ban of needles all of the samelength and a bank of needle helpers cooperating with said needles,

means for successively projecting a plul rality of times all of saidneedles during the knitting of a portion of said fabric, means forselecting through the medium of said helpers certain of said needles ata prcdej termined time and effective to select any of 1 the needles ofsaid bank of edles according to the design to be knit; and means forprojecting a plurality of times the selected needles a predetermineddistance beyond the normal path of projection of the companion needles,said needle helpers having staggered ends for cooperation with saidselecting means.

35. In a knitting machine of the class described, the combination of aneedle bed, a bank of needle helpers carried thereby, jacl quardmechanism for selectin and positioning the needle helpers, a shi tablecarriage, cam locks carried by the carriage for engaging and shiftingthe needle helpers selected by the jacquard mechanism, said cam lockscomprisin a central cam and a pair of shiftablp side cams, and means forautomatically sh tting them. v

36. In a knitting machine of the class described. the combination of aneedle bed, a bank of needle helpers carried thereby each having a buttand a projecting tail, the tails of said helpers being located instaggered relation, jacquard mechanism for selecting and positioning theneedle helpers, a shiftable carriage, and means carried thereby forengaging the helper butts to shift the helpers.

3?. in 2: lmiiling machine of lhe class (lesq'llml. Hm vnmhlnatiun of aneulle hml, u? need! ln-fpnw can-lied llwz'zehy mull having hull and a.yn'njmtling lull. the tails of mm! helpers; being hauled in ;laggerwlmlalimn jacquard mmahamsnl fur selecllng :nru-l positim'ling the needlehelpers. a shiftnhlu carping) means carried (hereby for engaging thehelper bulls to shill (h? helpers, Sillxl means vum 'cl'l'nq a set ml amlocks 110mg); lsln a ffillllzllly 'lucakwl can; and a pan vl' Ila hide(mus, 51ml means for mu-mm :lly @hifting mlll side ("suns lulu Hl l'HJiNilvront pnsili us.

W In (ding mnvn m (E lhe (:ln -lc-- l unlvlnallnn ml" 3 halal; Hfm-ezlle m. ,ltmnzmvl nm-lmnmn l'm' #ulevllveiy mgagmgg and positioningthe nfiellle helplers and :snpnurlnd for x'zltary ll XK'ClPIOCQlZOXy mmmm-s. nzw'un; lnr reclprucallng said jzu'innu'rl mechanism and means forrotating il in lhe! rocl in-miatiun thereof, a shil'lalale g8, llDClmeans 1'?i1'll9j.l thereby fnz' shilling the needlu helpers E3li.l(l bythe janquaml n mlmnisnn '19. En fl -fnn lng machine: 0% lw vlns Ill.lm'llwl :lzw mhlnalifin. of bank of andlng; nemllv helpers jacquardmwhunlsnl fm' lw 'ng and posllinnlng the mall: helper; .gmlvd for rnlm'yan mlpnilcalnr f YHli'lri for zx-xrlprrwaiing said nmlml :mel nwnns Eml'olaling n. reelpmmllnn thereof, a shlftahle means um-14ml lhel sb furshiftrllhhelps selwlml by the jam lmninml, and mama;- fm: shiftiflgll]lllll'ilZl-LFUUSllY operating lhe mulls helpr ml 11 and means f u zmi lng ll riage 21ml filmullunwusly opwaiing the l i i l l g l l i l I ll l l pu l) of pmiwllnn of lhe and simullaneuusly operating the jacquardnim-hanism, said means imluding a shaft, gmu'lng: connecting maid shaftto the jaw uau-(l llll f'llfllllflll, a cam shaft and a cam.

32. In a knitting mn rhine uf the class (lv mfl'llwll. the combinationof a needle bell, a lmnk 0f needles and needle helpel'n Carriedtherein), jill'lllilil'll mevlnmism for selecting and pvsilionlng thenwgtlle helpv :1 shiftahlv ml iugv. an upper mnl lmwz 1 nl mun varriellby the mrr agc for ll'kpkfillwl cngngging and :Jliftihg lhe nl-wllvs21ml nec 'lh' lwlpcr and In arm fm' llmmng: (m lulu m" llll; nun hclasout of ng'im'zun 1'4 1111i knitting nnwhine ul' :lw will I lle z'llml,llm vi mhnmlinn of a Ila-swim l wly :1 imnl; (1f Mullen; and nvwllehc-lpvn muriwl lhc-lchy. 'g nrqlml'il mechanism for wh -ling andpmitluning the new? hvlpvra a hilfi uhhr xmz'lngcg an upper and lmwr act01 mm: lnvkn (m'rlml hy the carriage l'ur resynclivvlvvngng ing' andshifting thP needles mul zm-dlu lllllgfl'fr). znrh uppe-r wt of run:lmlfl nvlmllr'lg a pull" If nhlflulllv cams, and nwnns: m thl'mving mmun of mm pal." mil nl opmnilvn (luring lhv vpvr'nlion of the jzwqmmlmwhanlsm.

H. In :1 lanilljng nnn'hlne u f llll (hiss (l0- r-wllw. flu mnnhinnliunof u nvwlle hml. :1 unk nl EH1 is rm l nvmlhhvlpms m Tied llnz'vup jngmml nm-lmnlml 'lci'z' nlll'l'llllg and In shinning lh-s mull; helpers.n ,Hhilt nhha mn'rhlg'm 1m upper and lmwz- 1! ml" can; lmlw vurriml l1)the ('zu'riagv for wpw lively engaging and shifting the nvmlhw andnemllv hvlpvrs; (:ul. upper w! M mm lovlm 1m :a will -.'.l' .uhll'lnhlvmum, moans fm' lhruwing one mun nl' ml'h pair will of onvmliun during;lln-i upcml'iun ul tlu} guard mm lmnlmn unrl nu-nnsi lmunlunm Pallyl1llting so-mv of the luwvr wt ol (am As during 1110 shilling nmvu'mntof the curl-luau 45. A lufilllng; law-him ('(Hhhmlfll l0 lmll anirhlwwnl lulu-iv having :1 l'nn'f dvwan lhez-vin 11ml zfet-mpris ml nlmnl: n'l' n91 lllk; all cl lhv snnw lvngt and a hunk of nul'wllv ln-lpJjpm'ullng wilh said nmqllcs, menu-1 i'm' senw'wsll'olv lnojvcllng Z'Lphwallly of limpv all (21 said nvmlles' during llm knitllnw m a pm'tiunof said fahriv. means for v-"llngg' l mr l l'he median: f snicl help-Jez'ml Hi nl needles at :1 prefivtrmlnell n"- mul elle-i iw to select,any of the needles: Willkl ank uf nvmlles awarding lo the l1z-nzn m n:hull; and means fr)? projvcling 2 plan ht ul' (hues lhP ,selectcllJR-WllUS a "H"! *l'nzh'ml dis-flame beyond the normal cmnpanlon zwedles,:75 WWE" wlpars having guil'llng slow: and lwnwl therein for gnh'llngwill 411 ln .1 llnltllng machine of the class d0- :cnhed, the cmnbmuhonof a needle bed, :1

In a knitting machine of the class described, the combinat-ionof aneedle bed, a bank of needles and abank of needle helpcrs carriedthereby, means for selecting and positioning the needle helpers, ashiftable carriage, an upper and a lower set of cam locks carried by thecarriage for respectively engaging and shifting the needles and needlehelpers, each set comprisingduplicate sets of cam locks and each set ofcam locks comprising a centrally located cam and a pair of side camsforming a triangular raceway, the side cams of the upper sets of camlocks supported for adjustability and the centrally located cams of theupper sets of cam locks supported for shiftable movement into and out oftheir working positions, means for shifting either or both of saidcentrally located cams into and out of their working positions the sidecams of the lower sets of cam locks supported for shiftable movement,and means for automatically shifting said lowerside cams to lower one ofeach set-while the other is bein raised, the said needle helpers havingis eir tail ends located in staggered relation and each of said needlesand needle hclpers having a projection or. butt in position to beengaged by the cam locks.

56. A knitting machine constructed to knit an iridescent fabric having afancy design therein and comprisin a bank of needles all of the same leni and a bank of needle helpers cotiperating with said needles, means forsuccessively projecting a plurality of times all of said needles dur-ving the knitting of a portion of said fabric, means for selectingthrough the medium of said helpers certain of said needles at apredetermined time and effective to select any of the needles of saidbank of needles according to the design to be knit, and means forprojecting a plurality of times the selected needles a predetermineddistance beyond the normal path of projection of the companion needles,said needle helpers having staggered ends for codpcration with saidselecting means and also having guiding slots and means located thereinfor guiding said hel porn 57. ln a knitting machine of the class doscribed, the combination of a needle bed, a bank of needles, jacquardmechanism for positioning the needles, a shiftable carriage. a pluralityof sets of cam locks carried by said carriage for shifting the needlesselected by the jacquard inechanism, and means for operating thejacquard mechanism thereby to positlon the needlesvalplurality of timesduring each shifting moyement of the carriage. Y

58. In a knitting machine of the class de scribed, the combination of aneedle bed, a bank of needles, a. bank of needle helpers, jacquardmechanism for positioning the needle helpers. a shifi'able carriage, :1plurality of sets of cum locks carried by said carriage for shifting theneedle helpers selected by the jacquard mechanism, and means foroperating the jacquard mechanism thereby to position the needle helpersa plurality of times during each shifting movement of the carriage.

59. In a knitting machine of the class described, the combination of aneedle bed, a bank of needles, a bank of needle helpers provided withtails located in staggered relation, jacquard. mechanism comprieiug aseFiesof cards for selectin and positioning the needle helpers, a shitable carriage, a plurality of sets of cam locks carried by saidcarriage for shifting the needle helpers lected by the jacquardmechanism, and means for operating the jacquard mechanism Wherebyone ofsaid cards will select a series of needle helpers for'the operation ofone set of said cam locks and a succeeding card will select the same ora different series of needle helpers for another set of I said cam kcks. 9o

60. In a knitting machine of the class described, the combination of aneedle bed, a bank of needles and needle helpers carried thereby,jacquard mechanism for selecting and positioning the needle helpers, ashiftable carriage, and means carried thereby for shifting the needlehelpers selected by the jacquard mechhnism thereby to project theneedles, said helpers having their jacquard engaging ends located instaggered relation and also having slots and means projecting throughsaid slots for guiding said helpers.

til. In a knitting machine of the class described, the combination of aneedle bed, a bank of needles and needle helpers carried 5 thereby,jacquard mechanism for selecting and positioning the needle helpers, ashift able carriage, and duplicate and spaced means carried thereby forshifting the needle helpers selected by the jacquard )10 mechanismthereby to project the needles, said helpers having staggered ends.

62. In a knitting machine of the class de:

scribed, the combination of a needle bed,

a bank of needles and needle helpers carried thereby.v acquard mechanismfor selecting and positioning the needle helpers, a. shiftable carriage,and duplicate and spaced means carried therebyfor shifting the needlehelpers select-ed by the jacquard 12o mechanism thereby to project theneedles, said. helpers having slots and means projecting therethroughfor guiding the helpers.

63. In a knitting machine of the class (lescribed, the combination of aneedle bed, a lmk of needles, a bank of needle helpers, jicquardmechanism for selecting and positioning the ncedle helpers, a shiftablecarriage, a plurality of sets-of cam locks carricd thereby for shiftingthe needles, a plumlit of scis of (am lcvks also married by Sflillvziiriagv fmshifting the needle helpers wh m-ml l the jacquardmechanisnh said nvwllo helpers having staggered ends cw uptlilliflg withsaid jacquard mechanism.

(H. ln 1! knitting mavhine of the class de- S('lii (l lhv cmnhinuiion ofa nvodle'hed, a hunk of nev lles, a hunk of needle helpers, jacquardmechaniqn for selecting and positiuning the needle helpers, a shiftablecarriage, a plurality of sets of cam locks carried lhei'ohy fur shiftingthe needles, :1 p1urzility of sets" of cum locks also carried by saidcarriage for' shifting the needle;

helpers selecfed by the jacqimi-d mechanism, said needle helpers havingstaggered ends coiiperating with said jacqMi-il lIltKlUllllSlil and alsohaving slots and means projecting therethrough for guiding said helpers.

Signed at 1821 Park Row Building 3'6: York, N. 1., this 30th day ofMarch 19h.

JOSEF KELLKER. SIDNEY "URMS.

\Vitnesses:

C; S. \VEED, F. E. BOYCE.

